Chapter 1015: The Guardian Spirits
Chapter 1015: The Guardian Spirits
At Yeshen's command, a massive, pitch-black wok appeared on the field.
The terrifying Eraser, with a body as large as a small mountain, immediately fell into the dark pot. Flames quickly rose from the bottom, and Yeshen's body began to dissipate into wisps of black smoke, accompanied by the sizzling sound of roasting, and even a hint of an aroma.
"The Attack Power of the Eraser when used as a sacrifice is three thousand", the Divine Incarnation said. "Therefore, I recover three thousand Life Points."
[Yeshen, LP1000 → LP4000]
"And at this moment, the Eraser's effect activates!" the Divine Incarnation declared. "When the Eraser is sent to the Graveyard, all other cards on the field are sent to the Graveyard!"
The Eraser, having been sacrificed, unleashed its ultimate darkness, a black swamp that seemed to devour everything, quickly spreading across Youxuan's field and sweeping away the back-row card.
The darkness then crept toward the Winged God Dragon. The dragon roared in anger, its body radiating a brilliant golden light, but even this blinding light failed to dispel the darkness. The unending darkness swallowed the Winged God Dragon, dragging it into the abyss where it disappeared.
Thanks to the boost from "God's Evolution", the Eraser briefly attained a rank equal to the Winged God Dragon, making its "End of All Things" ability effective against it.
Before it dissipated, it was clear that the back-row card in Youxuan's field was the Trap Card "Pitfall", which could destroy a monster with 1000 or more Attack Power when it was Normal Summoned.
However, Pitfall could only target Normal Summons. This turn, the opponent had continuously Special Summoned fiends with 1000 or more Attack Power, so Pitfall did not activate. When the Eraser was Normal Summoned, everyone knew that Traps were ineffective against gods, so there was no point in wasting it.
"Traps of this level are meaningless in a battle between gods", Yeshen said. "Now, I activate the Magic Card 'Heavenly Treasure Card'!
When you perform an Advanced Summon, draw two cards from your Deck! However, if you can cover a card, you must cover at least one of the two cards drawn."
Yeshen drew two cards, glanced at them quickly, and then covered both in his back row.
"Two cards covered, my turn ends."
Jou said, "What a relentless Duel, even gods can't catch a break."
You Bei replied, "After all, they're facing three Yeshens. It's only natural that it's tough. Your friend doesn't look too good either."
"No", Jou shook his head and smiled.
"Youxuan will be fine."
You Bei looked at him in surprise. "You have that much confidence in him? The opponent is someone even gods can't handle."
Jou shook his head again, smiling. "It's not about the gods. The appearance of the Godlike Deity is irrelevant. From the beginning, I've trusted Youxuan. I said it before, he's the strongest."
You Bei's expression was complex, and she looked a bit strange, but she didn't say anything more.
"My turn, draw."
The moment Youxuan drew the next card, he felt a surge of power from it.
It wasn't just power; it also carried a hint of intent. In that instant, he felt as if he was back in the dream from that day.
The retired Duel King gave him a light smile.
But that image vanished in an instant, like an illusion. When he refocused, Youxuan saw that he was still in the arena, holding the card he had just drawn. As expected, it was the very card that had been entrusted to him in his dreams.
Why did Yugi Muto give him this card?
Did it mean that Yugi had let go of everything—his reputation, his glory, and the responsibilities that came with the title, all passed on to his successor?
Youxuan had been thinking about this before. The GX story began with Jou "meeting" Yugi, who gave Jou the Spirit Card. The story's conclusion came when Jou graduated, and Yugi appeared before him, arranging a Duel through time with his past self to help Jou recover something important he had lost during his growth, completing his final transformation.
During this period, the story was told from Jou's perspective, but was Jou truly the only Duelist Yugi had recognized and helped?
Or perhaps, throughout the entire GX story, Yugi had been traveling and discovering talented Duelists all along?
But these were just speculations, and they didn't matter to Youxuan.
"Field Spell—Golden Cabinet of Light!"
A shining golden cabinet appeared on the field, floating in mid-air, radiating a brilliant golden light.
The moment the exquisite, shining golden cabinet appeared, Seto Kaiba's expression changed drastically.
This cabinet, this power...
Yu Gi!
Yes, even today, Yugi Muto—Yugi himself, not the Pharaoh—had long been on Kaiba's list.
Initially, Kaiba had looked down on Yugi. In Kaiba's eyes, Yugi was nothing more than a vessel for his arch-nemesis, utterly insignificant.
But that was no longer the case. Yugi Muto had proven himself to be a man worthy of the title of King, demonstrating that he was the strongest Duelist of his time without any stand-ins. Kaiba had acknowledged this.
Now, that guy's power was in Youxuan's hands!
Even Yeshen recognized it, screeching, "Pharaoh's vessel, damn it!"
The Pharaoh's Godlike Deity and the power of the vessel combined in one human Duel King—what was going on with this guy!?
The moment the golden cabinet appeared, the entire arena and space began to respond.
Scattered light orbs, countless points of light, began to glow in the surrounding darkness. One after another, the darkness around them lit up, converging towards the golden cabinet, like meteors shooting into it.
Jou: "What are those?"
You Bei hesitated for a moment before speaking in a deep voice, "Guardian Spirits!"
Jou looked at her in confusion.
"They are the spirits that guard this sealed land, suppressing Yeshen's power", You Bei explained. "It seems they are somehow connected to the golden cabinet."
This surprised Youxuan as well.
He could feel it. The guardian spirits protecting this place were being drawn to the golden cabinet, like magnets, spontaneously attracted and flowing into it, likely appearing in his Deck.
Was this the reason Yugi gave him the golden cabinet?
Or perhaps, sealing Yeshen here was something Yugi was involved in from the beginning.
It wasn't impossible. After all, the Pharaoh had defeated the three Yeshen, and it was possible that the destruction of the Yeshen cards and the sealing were also part of the Pharaoh's and Yugi's efforts.
Youxuan lifted his head and said, "The effect of the Golden Cabinet of Light: Once per turn, you can add one card with the name 'Golden Cabinet of Light' from your Deck to your hand!"
(End of Chapter)
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